Born Pretty Store Water Decal Y026 Review and How To

(Born Pretty Store Water Decal Y026 was sent for review)

I have some water decals from the Born Pretty Store to share today.  I have always admired water decals.  They add so much to a manicure.  I was intimidated to use them; however after trying them for myself I realize they are actually easy to use.  

I chose to review the Classical Flower Vine Pattern Nail Art Water Decals Transfers Sticker in Y026 which had a lot of pretty floral designs.  The back of the package has instructions for applying these decals.  I started by painting my nails with two coats of China Glaze Pool Party over a dry base coat.  When this was completely dry I was ready to apply my water decals.

 

To apply the water decals, I used a bowl with water, scissors, and tweezers. 

• I cut out the designs I wanted then peeled off the plastic covering.
• I then placed the decal into the water and let it sit for about 10-20 seconds.
• Next I moistened the nail I planned on placing the decal on by simply dipping another finger into the water and patting my decal nail.
• I then took the decal out of the water and it slipped off the paper backing. 
• I used tweezers to help me place the decal on my nail. 
• When this was completely dry I added a top coat.  
  

  

  

  

I also tried adding a water decal to my nail by peeling off the plastic covering, placing the decal face down on my nail, and then holding a wet paper towel over it for a few seconds.  This technique also worked on getting the water decal onto my nails.  I found it slightly easier to apply the water decals using the bowl of water rather than a wet paper towel.  

Overall I am really impressed with these water decals.  They are much easier to use then I first thought.  I love the intricate look they added to my manicure.  These water decals lasted a long time.  They lasted longer than my nail polish.  The Born Pretty Store has a whole range of water decals to choose from.  If you like the ones I used today you can find them here.  The Born Pretty Store offers free shipping worldwide and you can use my discount code SNDX31 to get 10% off your order.

(Born Pretty Store Water Decal Y026 was sent for review)

Passion Flower

Today’s manicure is one I did a while back.  I used one coat of Milani’s Purple Gleam.  Purple Gleam is a very sparkly dark purple polish.  Like the bottle says, this is a one coat glitter polish.  

I stamped the flower design using Bundle Monster plate BM-224 and Pure Ice’s Silver Mercedes.  

I topped it off with N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station.  

I was expecting this look to be somewhat similar to my Prom Night nails.  The blue polish base I used for my Prom Night nails, Pure Ice Strapless, had a smooth finish to it.  Purple Gleam was a bit gritty.  I should have added a top coat before stamping.  This would have helped the image transfer better onto my nails.  I still like the way these nails came out.  I like the purple paired with the silver. 

Checkered Hallucinations

For today’s Pink Wednesday I have guest nails.  We have a cute pink and black manicure with a twist.  We used Wet N Wild’s Black Crème polish on all of the fingers expect the ring fingers.  We followed that with Wet N Wild’s Hallucinate.  

For the ring fingers, we used Sinful Colors’ Fusion Neon then stamped on a checkered design using Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and an Essence Stampy Designs plate.   

I like the way these nails came out.  Hallucinate added nice sparkles to the black.  I think the neon pink accent nail really stands out. 

Party of Five Glitters Diva

Today I have a party on my nails!  I was looking at nail polish in the store the other day.  There was not anything in particular that caught my eye.  I was turning to leave when I saw a sole display of Wet N Wild’s Party of Five Glitters.  I was pleasantly surprised after I bought this polish and brought it home to find out it is a fast drying polish.  I had to use this color right away.  When deciding on which other color to pair it with, I stumbled across my Love My Nails nail polish in Diva.  This was it.  

I used Love My Nails nail polish in Clear as a base coat.  I then painted my pointer and ring fingers with three coats of Wet N Wild’s Party of Five Glitters.  Party of Five Glitters is a clear based nail polish with pink, red, green, silver, and blue glitter of various sizes and shapes.

I also painted my thumb, middle, and pinky fingers with three coats of Love My Nails’ Diva.  Diva is a beautiful glitter polish with small round purple glitter and small blue and green bar glitters.  I topped it all off with N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station.  This look was a lot of fun to wear and I am pleased with how it came out!  

 

 

Avon Violetta Matte Nail Enamel with L.A. Colors Sassy Sparkle (BCC557)

I have wanted to try Avon's Violetta matte nail enamel for a while now.  I decided to wait to use this polish until I cut my nails because I think it would look best on short nails.  I broke one of my nails, but debated cutting them because the break was below “finger tip length”.  In the end I decided to cut my nails as a nice change.  Violetta is a beautiful dark purple matte polish with a slight pink shimmer to it.  This is a great color that would look good on all nail lengths.  This polish went on easily and dried quickly.  I stared with L.A. Colors base coat-top coat then painted on two coats of Violetta.  

When this was dry, I added one coat of L.A. Colors Sassy Sparkle (BCC557).  I love the way this came out.  The multi-colored glitter in Sassy Sparkle looks very good over Violetta! 

 

Halloween Spider Webs

Halloween is just around the corner.  This is such a fun time of year.  It almost seems to kick off the holiday season.  To celebrate I created a Halloween spider web manicure.  Here is my inspiration.  I started with a base coat (L.A. Colors base coat-top coat).  I then sponged the tips of my nails with Pure Ice Hot Tamale.  

When the orange polish was dry, I painted over it with L.A. Colors Sassy Sparkle.  Sassy Sparkle added nice green, yellow, and blue glitter to the orange Hot Tamale.   

When this was completely dry, I used a dotting tool and N.Y.C. Black Lace Cream to create the spider webs on my thumb and ring fingers.